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* . . { se @) NY 105-8999 meeting FOI, Temple Number One, Detroit, was he at which the subject appeared. 2 ect greeted the brothers in the us » manner and then proceedeg to speak on the greatness of ELIJAH MUHAMMAD and made pre ne isis the world 1s about to undergo. it was his feeling that the subject was € membership up to @ point and this point was that ELIJAH MUHAMMAD had sent him to Detroit to levy another assessment on the membership. fata the burden of ELIJAH MUHAMMAD a> was aA each day and it was necessary for MUHAMMAD to have scmeone at his sice at ail times to act as a messenger between the various temples when a crisis developed. LITTLE pointed out that this costs money and, therefore, it had been decided in Chicago, that some form of security system should be set up so that the messenger (ELIJAH MUHAMMAD) would have some- one with him at all tines, © Tun errands to various cities. In order to meet this new expense a fee of fifty cents would be imposed on each member of the FOI throughout the entire NOI. This fifty cents was. to be paid each week in addition to other assessments such as the ten per cent contribution, the messenger { special aid, and the special fund drive. LITTLE stated that the new fee was to be known as the laborera travel expense and would thereafter be identified as tne L.T.E, assessment. ae: : a oe: told them to look gs out for the initials L.T,E,, which will be written on blackboards every Sunday to be a reminder to them. He pointed out that the new members will not know what the letters L.T.E. stand for so that the Moslem businesa will remain within the jurisdiction of the registered body. —> a: ~29~ . ee | NE rE a ee eee ee Ge rE ee fee ne ee eee .